מַסֶּכֶת בָּבָא מְצִיעָא
Bava Metzia 3b · Gemara · Transliteration · Translation
3b:1
וְהַאיVehay
and this one
בְּכוּלֵּיהּBechulleih
<<in all of it
בָּעֵיBo'ei
<<wants
דְּלוֹדֵיDelodei
<<to admit
לֵיהּ.Leih
<<to him;
וְהַאיVehay
<<and this,
דְּלָאDelo
<<that he did not
אוֹדִיOdi
<<admit —
אִשְׁתְּמוֹטֵיIshtmotei
<<evading
הוּאHu
<<it is
דְּקָאDeko
<<that he
מִישְׁתְּמֵטMishtmeit
<<evades
מִינֵּיהּ,Minneih
<<him,
סָבַר:Sovar
<<thinking:
עַדAd
<<until
דְּהָווּDehovu
<<there will be
לִיLi
<<for me
זוּזִיZuzi
<<money
וּפָרַעְנָאVforano
<<and I will pay
לֵיהּ,Leih
<<him.
וְאָמַרVeomar
<<And said
רַחֲמָנָא:Rachamono
<<the Torah:
רְמִיRemi
<<impose
שְׁבוּעָהShevu'o
<<an oath
עֲלֵיהּAleih
<<upon him
כִּיKi
הֵיכִיHeichi
<<so that
דְּלוֹדֵיDelodei
<<he will admit
לֵיהּLeih
<<to him
בְּכוּלֵּיהּ,Bechulleih
<<in all of it,
3b:2
אֲבָלAvol
but
הַעֲדָאַתHa'adoas
<<the testimony of
עֵדִים,Eidim
<<witnesses,
דְּלֵיכָּאDeleikko
<<where there is no
לְמֵימַרLemeimar
<<to say
הָכִיHochi
<<so —
אֵימָאEimo
<<say
לָא.Lo
<<no;
קָאKo
מַשְׁמַעMashma
לַןLan
<<it teaches us
קַלKal
וָחוֹמֶר.Vochomer
<<the a fortiori.
3b:3
וּמַאיVmay
And what is
קַלKal
וָחוֹמֶר?Vochomer
<<the a fortiori?
וּמָהVmo
<<If
פִּיוPiv
<<his own mouth,
שֶׁאֵיןSheein
<<which does not
מְחַיְּיבוֹMechayyeyvo
<<obligate him in
מָמוֹןMomon
<<money,
מְחַיְּיבוֹMechayyeyvo
<<obligates him in
שְׁבוּעָה,Shevu'o
<<an oath —
עֵדִיםEidim
<<witnesses,
שֶׁמְּחַיְּיבִיןShemmechayyeyvin
<<who obligate
אוֹתוֹOso
<<him in
מָמוֹןMomon
<<money,
אֵינוֹEino
<<is it not
דִּיןDin
<<logical
שֶׁמְּחַיְּיבִיןShemmechayyeyvin
<<that they obligate
אוֹתוֹOso
<<him in
שְׁבוּעָה?Shevu'o
<<an oath?
3b:4
וּפִיוVfiv
And his own mouth
אֵיןEin
<<does not
מְחַיְּיבוֹMechayyeyvo
<<obligate him in
מָמוֹן?!Momon
<<money?!
וְהָאVeho
<<But
הוֹדָאַתHodoas
<<the admission of
בַּעַלBa'al
דִּיןDin
<<a litigant
כְּמֵאָהKemeio
<<is like a hundred
עֵדִיםEidim
<<witnesses
דָּמֵי!Domei
<<it is!
3b:5
מַאיMay
What is
״מָמוֹן״Momon
<<“money”?
קְנָס.Kenos
<<A fine.
וּמָהVmo
<<If
פִּיוPiv
<<his own mouth,
שֶׁאֵיןSheein
<<which does not
מְחַיְּיבוֹMechayyeyvo
<<obligate him in
קְנָס,Kenos
<<a fine,
מְחַיְּיבוֹMechayyeyvo
<<obligates him in
שְׁבוּעָה!Shevu'o
<<an oath —
עֵדִיםEidim
<<witnesses,
שֶׁמְּחַיְּיבִיןShemmechayyeyvin
<<who obligate
אוֹתוֹOso
<<him in
קְנָס,Kenos
<<a fine,
אֵינוֹEino
<<is it not
דִּיןDin
<<logical
שֶׁמְּחַיְּיבִיןShemmechayyeyvin
<<that they obligate
אוֹתוֹOso
<<him in
שְׁבוּעָה!Shevu'o
<<an oath?
3b:6
מָהMo
What of
לְפִיוLefiv
<<his own mouth —
שֶׁכֵּןShekkein
<<for it
מְחַיְּיבוֹMechayyeyvo
<<obligates him in
קׇרְבָּן,Korbon
<<an offering;
תֹּאמַרTomar
<<will you say [the same]
בְּעֵדִיםBe'eidim
<<of witnesses,
שֶׁאֵיןSheein
<<who do not
מְחַיְּיבִיןMechayyeyvin
<<obligate
אוֹתוֹOso
<<him in
קׇרְבָּן!Korbon
<<an offering!
3b:7
הָאHo
This
לָאLo
קַשְׁיָא:Kashyo
<<is not a difficulty:
רַבִּיRabbi
חִיָּיאChiyyoy
<<Rabbi Chiya
כְּרַבִּיKerabbi
מֵאִירMeiir
<<like Rabbi Meir
סְבִירָאSeviro
לֵיהּ,Leih
<<holds,
דְּאָמַר:Deomar
<<who said:
עֵדִיםEidim
<<witnesses
מְחַיְּיבִיןMechayyeyvin
<<obligate
אוֹתוֹOso
<<him in
קׇרְבָּןKorbon
<<an offering
מִקַּלMikkal
וָחוֹמֶר.Vochomer
<<by an a fortiori.
3b:8
דִּתְנַן:Disnan
As we learned:
אָמְרוּOmru
<<if said
לוֹLo
<<to him
שְׁנַיִםShenayim
<<two:
״אָכַלְתָּOchalto
<<“you ate
חֵלֶב״,Cheilev
<<forbidden fat,”
וְהוּאVehu
<<and he
אוֹמֵרOmeir
<<says:
״לֹאLo
<<“I did not
אָכַלְתִּי״,Ochalti
<<eat” —
רַבִּיRabbi
מֵאִירMeiir
<<Rabbi Meir
מְחַיֵּיב,Mechayyeiv
<<obligates,
וַחֲכָמִיםVachachomim
<<and the Sages
פּוֹטְרִים.Poterim
<<exempt.
3b:9
אָמַרOmar
רַבִּיRabbi
מֵאִיר:Meiir
Rabbi Meir said:
אִםIm
<<if
הֱבִיאוּהוּHeviuhu
<<brought him
שְׁנַיִםShenayim
<<two
לִידֵיLidei
<<to
מִיתָהMiso
<<death
חֲמוּרָה,Chamuro
<<severe,
לֹאLo
<<shall they not
יְבִיאוּהוּYeviuhu
<<bring him
לִידֵיLidei
<<to
קׇרְבָּןKorbon
<<an offering
הַקַּל?Hakkal
<<that is light?
אָמְרוּOmru
<<They said
לוֹ:Lo
<<to him:
מָהMo
<<what
אִםIm
<<if
יִרְצֶהYirtze
<<he wishes
לוֹמַרLomar
<<to say:
״מֵזִידMeizid
<<“deliberately
הָיִיתִי״Hoyisi
<<I was” —
יִפָּטֵר.Yippoteir
<<he is exempt.
3b:10
אֶלָּא:Ello
Rather:
מָהMo
<<what of
לְפִיוLefiv
<<his own mouth —
שֶׁכֵּןShekkein
<<for it
מְחַיְּיבוֹMechayyeyvo
<<obligates him in
אָשָׁם!Oshom
<<a guilt offering!
אָשָׁםOshom
<<A guilt offering
הַיְינוּHayynu
<<is the same as
קׇרְבָּן.Korbon
<<an offering.
3b:11
אֶלָּא:Ello
Rather:
מָהMo
<<what of
לְפִיוLefiv
<<his own mouth —
שֶׁכֵּןShekkein
<<for it
מְחַיְּיבוֹMechayyeyvo
<<obligates him in
חוֹמֶשׁ.Chomesh
<<a fifth!
הָאHo
<<This
לָאLo
קַשְׁיָא,Kashyo
<<is not a difficulty:
רַבִּיRabbi
חִיָּיאChiyyoy
<<Rabbi Chiya
כְּרַבִּיKerabbi
מֵאִירMeiir
<<like Rabbi Meir
סְבִירָאSeviro
לֵיהּ,Leih
<<holds,
כִּיKi
הֵיכִיHeichi
<<just as
דִּמְחַיֵּיבDimchayyeiv
<<he obligates
לֵיהּLeih
<<him in
קׇרְבָּןKorbon
<<an offering
מִקַּלMikkal
וָחוֹמֶרVochomer
<<by an a fortiori
מְחַיֵּיבMechayyeiv
<<he obligates
לֵיהּLeih
<<him in
חוֹמֶשׁChomesh
<<a fifth
מִקַּלMikkal
וָחוֹמֶר.Vochomer
<<by an a fortiori.
3b:12
אֶלָּא:Ello
Rather:
מָהMo
<<what of
לְפִיוLefiv
<<his own mouth —
שֶׁכֵּןShekkein
<<for it
אֵינוֹEino
<<is not subject
בְּהַכְחָשָׁהBehachchosho
<<to contradiction
וּבַהֲזָמָה,Vvahazomo
<<or refutation;
תֹּאמַרTomar
<<will you say [the same]
בְּעֵדִיםBe'eidim
<<of witnesses,
שֶׁיֶּשְׁנָןSheyyeshnon
<<who are subject
בְּהַכְחָשָׁהBehachchosho
<<to contradiction
וּבַהֲזָמָה.Vvahazomo
<<and refutation.
3b:13
אֶלָּאEllo
Rather,
אָתְיָאOsyo
<<it comes
מֵעֵדMei'eid
<<from a single
אֶחָד:Echod
<<witness:
וּמָהVmo
<<if
עֵדEid
<<a witness
אֶחָדEchod
<<single,
שֶׁאֵיןSheein
<<who does not
מְחַיְּיבוֹMechayyeyvo
<<obligate him in
מָמוֹן,Momon
<<money,
מְחַיְּיבוֹMechayyeyvo
<<obligates him in
שְׁבוּעָהShevu'o
<<an oath —
עֵדִיםEidim
<<witnesses,
שֶׁמְּחַיְּיבִיןShemmechayyeyvin
<<who obligate
אוֹתוֹOso
<<him in
מָמוֹן,Momon
<<money,
אֵינוֹEino
<<is it not
דִּיןDin
<<logical
שֶׁמְּחַיְּיבִיןShemmechayyeyvin
<<that they obligate
אוֹתוֹOso
<<him in
שְׁבוּעָה!Shevu'o
<<an oath?
3b:14
מָהMo
What of
לְעֵדLe'eid
<<a single
אֶחָדEchod
<<witness —
שֶׁכֵּןShekkein
<<for
עַלAl
<<about
מָהMo
<<what
שֶׁהוּאShehu
<<he
מֵעִידMei'id
<<testifies
הוּאHu
<<he
נִשְׁבָּע,Nishbo
<<swears,